Chimpanzee Attack Spurs Call to Ban US Primate Pet Trade
The Humane Society of the United States, with the declared support of two congressmen, is pushing a new bill that would outlaw the trade of primates across state lines. The action comes a day after a chimpanzee owner stabbed her pet as it attacked a woman in Connecticut.
Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) urged the passage of the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 80). Twenty states already prohibit keeping primates as pets altogether.
